Thompson & Knight mourns Peter Riley
The law firm of Thompson & Knight is mourning the death of its chairman, Peter J. Riley, who died Saturday, Aug. 1, of complications from cancer. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Businessmen sentenced in kickback scheme
Three Californians were sentenced Wednesday for a a kickback scheme involving a former Oregon Department of Corrections employee. bizjournals.com |
Medical Tourism's Most Distant Outposts
Desperate patients are traveling far and wide for access to stem-cell cures unavailable in the States. forbes.com |
Microsoft wins uni service
MICROSOFT has signed up Western Australia's Edith Cowan University to its services. australianit.news.com.au |
How law could help to fight antibiotic resistance
A couple of years ago 10-year-old Daniel Roberts hurt his leg falling from a slide in the playground. Within 48 hours, infection had spread throughout his body and he suffered septic shock and total organ failure. As huge volumes of antibiotics failed to work, it became clear that his infection was a particularly aggressive strain of MRSA. Daniel was not expected to survive. After a month in a coma and five operations to scrape away infected bone, his infection was cleared, but now he spends most of his time in a wheelchair. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |